Veladonna

One of my top five Asriel songs. Not an easy one to translate, but this is probably the best it’s going to get.

☆ Title: Veladonna
★ Album: 汝を照らす朧のアリア
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: 黒瀬圭亮 (Kurose Keisuke)

キミは何も知らないの
Fake 瞬間の逢瀬ひと時愛でなさい
残念 傷は浅く治るから
Make 遊びましょう其の手で好きなだけ

kimi wa nani mo shiranai no
Fake shunkan no ouse hitotoki medenasai
zannen kizu wa asaku naoru kara
Make asobimashou sono te de suki na dake

You don’t know a thing
(Fake) A brief rendezvous, cherish me in this moment
Unfortunate – The wound is shallow and will heal
(Make) Let’s have some fun, as much as you’d like, with your own hands

無意識≠罪?重ねズルくなるほどに
痛みも感じず 胸に隠す
自称 Marionnette?誰かの意の侭に
渾沌へ導く『近づいて?』

muishiki ≠ tsumi? kasane zuruku naru hodo ni
itami mo kanjizu mune ni kakusu
jishou marionnette? dare ka no i no mama ni
konton e michibiku 『chikadzuite?』

Unconsciousness ≠ sin? Feeling no pain
I hide it in my heart, to the point of becoming increasingly cunning
A self-proclaimed marionette? Leading towards chaos
under the will of someone else ‘Come closer?’

試してみたい…誘惑の車輪
動かす力とその覚悟があると言うなら
邪魔な瞳を閉じ 一太刀にして 向かい合ってアゲル
貴方のように成れないけれど/貴方基準で価値付けないで
誇り高き妖の華『惨めにはしないでね?』veladonna…
世界で一つ凛と仰いだ/醜い華に見合う薬を
注いで 息を移して
生死を懸けて共に毒を飲んで?

tameshite mitai… yuuwaku no sharin
ugokase chikara to sono kakugo ga aru to iu nara
jama na me o toji hitotachi ni shite mukai atte ageru
anata no you ni narenai keredo / anata kijun de kachi tsukenai de
hokori takaki you no hana 『mijime ni wa shinai de ne?』veladonna…
sekai de hitotsu rin to aoida / minikui hana ni mi au kusuri o
sosoide iki o utsushite
seishi o kakete tomo ni doku o nonde?

I want to give it a try… If you insist you have the power
and the resolve to move the wheel of temptation
I’ll close my meddling eyes and have at you with a single stroke of the sword
Although I can’t be like you / don’t judge my value by your standards
A proud bewitching flower – ‘Don’t make me out to be miserable, okay?’ veladonna…
A drug fit for an ugly flower / The only one in the world I looked to with dignity
How about we pour it out, exchange the air in our lungs,
and put our lives on the line drinking poison together?

キミを搔き乱すくらい
Fake 数こなせば嘘も上手くなるわ
痛快 事実『慣れ』って大事で
Make 動揺→陥落のルールに従じて甘受を

kimi o kaki midasu kurai
Fake kazu konaseba uso mo umaku naru wa
tsuukai jijitsu『nare』tte daiji de
Make douyou → kanraku no ruuru ni juujite kanju o

With enough lying
(Fake) I’ll become good enough at it to throw you off
Exhilarating – The fact is, ‘getting used to it’ is important
(Make) Follow the rule of being shaken → downfall, and submit

邪魔をしないで Fake me
優艶のとき   Make you
車輪はまわされて 動き出した

jama o shinai de Fake me
yuuen no toki Make you
sharin wa mawasarete ugoki dashite

Don’t get in the way, fake me
It’s a beguiling time, make you
The wheel started moving, having been spun

気付かぬよう言葉を逃す唇 裏に
『もう少し素直になってみたりね?』

kidzukanu you kotoba o nogasu kuchibiru ura ni
『mou sukoshi sunao ni natte mitari ne?』

Behind my lips that let words slip out so you won’t notice
‘How about being a little more honest with yourself?’

試してみたい…誘惑の車輪
動かす力とその覚悟があるでしょうね
邪魔な瞳を閉じ 一太刀にして 向かい合ってホシイ
貴方とあたし別のものでも/貴方基準に染められるなら
誇り高き毒の華を 『後悔はしてない?』veladonna…
世界で一つ凛と仰いだ/醜い華を変えられるなら
注いで キミの全てを
搔き乱して呪縛を解いて?

tameshite mitai… yuuwaku no sharin
ugokasu chikara to sono kakugo ga aru deshou ne
jama na me o toji hitotachi ni shite mukai atte hoshii
anata to atashi betsu no mono demo anata kijun ni somerareru nara
hokori takaki doku no hana o 『koukai wa shitenai?』veladonna…
sekai de hitotsu rin to aoida / minikui hana o kaerareru nara
sosoide kimi no subete o
kaki midashite jubaku o hodoite?

I want to give it a try… I don’t doubt you have the power
and the resolve to move the wheel of temptation
I want you to close your meddling eyes and have at me with a single stroke of the sword
Even though you and I are different / if I’m to be coloured by your standards
give me a proud poisonous flower – ‘You don’t have any regrets?’ veladonna…
If I can change an ugly flower / the only one in the world I looked to with dignity,
how about we pour it out, shake you to your core,
and undo the curse binding you?

試してみる?このレールの上を共に走る
覚悟を決めたなら veladonna…
貴方のように成れないけれど/貴方基準で価値付けないで
誇り高き妖の華『惨めにはしないでね?』veladonna…
世界で一つ凛と仰いだ/醜い華に見合う薬を
注いで 息を移して
生死を懸けて共に毒を飲んで?

tameshite miru? kono reeru no ue o tomo ni hashiru
kakugo o kimeta nara veladonna…
anata no you ni narenai keredo / anata kijun de kachi tsukenai de
hokori takaki you no hana 『mijime ni wa shinai de ne?』veladonna…
sekai de hitotsu rin to aoida / minikui hana ni mi au kusuri o
sosoide iki o utsushite
seishi o kakete tomo ni doku o nonde?

Want to give it a try? We’ll run together on this rail
If you’ve made up your mind, veladonna…
Although I can’t be like you / don’t judge my value by your standards
A proud bewitching flower – ‘Don’t make me out to be miserable, okay?’ veladonna…
A drug fit for an ugly flower / The only one in the world I looked to with dignity
How about we pour it out, exchange the air in our lungs,
and put our lives on the line drinking poison together?

ファム・ファタール | Femme Fatale

Commissioned translation. These may be the most straightforward Asriel lyrics I’ve translated. There really isn’t any room for interpretation here. That’s not a bad thing though.

☆ Title: ファム・ファタール
★ Album: 汝を照らす朧のアリア
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: 黒瀬圭亮 (Kurose Keisuke)

三つ先角曲がって
路地裏を真っ直ぐに
この道は 私を
一番に秀て魅せるんだ

mittsu saki kado magatte
rojiura o massugu ni
kono michi wa watashi o
ichiban ni hiite miseru n da

Take a turn three blocks down
and go straight down the back alley
This is the street
that attracts me the most

瞳を見ればすぐに分かるもの
その目的も その対価も
日々繰り返す小鳥達の仕入れも
その連鎖には必要みたい

hitomi o mireba sugu ni wakaru mono
sono mokuteki mo sono taika mo
hibi kuri kaesu kotori tachi no shiire mo
sono rensa ni wa hitsuyou mitai

All it takes to understand right away is a look in the eyes
Your goal and how much you’ll pay
Procuring little birds repeatedly everyday
seems necessary for the chain

作りたて拙いリズムに
理想ばかり詩に乗せたの

tsukuritate tsutanai rizumu ni
risou bakari uta ni noseta no

Nothing but ideals put into a song
with a shoddy rhythm made moments ago

路地裏 Dancing room
誰も知らないの私の名前を 必要ない?
聞いて 私はこういう者です
ちょっと擦れたギリギリ天使じゃダメ?

rojiura Dancing room
dare mo shiranai no watashi no namae o hitsuyou nai?
kiite watashi wa kou iu mono desu
chotto sureta girigiri tenshi ja dame?

The dancing room in the back alley
Nobody knows my name – It’s not necessary, is it?
Listen up, this is the kind of person I am
Slightly scuffed, but still barely an angel – is that wrong?

今日もそろそろ朝がやって来るのね
この道はまた眠り出す
明日は何時からなんだろう
そんな物思いに耽る私がいるダメ?

kyou mo sorosoro asa ga yatte kuru no ne
kono michi wa mata nemuri dasu
asu wa doko kara nan darou
sonna monoomoi ni fukeru watashi ga iru dame?

Looks like the morning is about to come upon us again today
This street starts to fall sleep again
What time and place could it start tomorrow?
Here I am engrossed in such thoughts – is that wrong?

三つ先角曲がって
路地裏を真っ直ぐに
夜になり燈が灯る
楽しくね この手を取りましょう

mittsu saki kado magatte
rojiura o massugu ni
yoru ni nari hi ga tomoru
tanoshiku ne kono te o torimashou

Take a turn three blocks down
and go straight down the back alley
It becomes night and the lights turn on
How about you take my hand, playfully

わざと乱した慣れない衣服は
その瞳の先の その狙いを
集めて硬いリードを結びつけ
その連鎖には逆らえない

wazato midashita narenai doresu wa
sono me no saki no sono nerai o
atsumete katai riido o musubi tsuke
sono rensa ni wa sakaraenai

My unfamiliar dress, purposefully disheveled,
gathers your aim, the end of your line of sight
and ties a tight leash to you
You can’t go against the chain

開き掛けたドアの向こうには
理想ばかりあると思ってた

aki kaketa doa no mukou ni wa
risou bakari aru to omotteta

I thought there would only be ideals
on the other side of the open door

路地裏 Dancing hall
誰も知らないの私の名前を 必要ない?
聞いて 私はこういう者です
ちょっとズルいギリギリ天使じゃダメ?

rojiura Dancing hall
dare mo shiranai no watashi no o hitsuyou nai?
kiite watashi wa kou iu mono desu
chotto zurui girigiri tenshi ja dame?

The dancing hall in the back alley
Nobody knows my name – It’s not necessary, is it?
Listen up, this is the kind of person I am
Slightly cunning, but still barely an angel – is that wrong?

路地裏 Dancing room
誰も知らないの私の名前を 必要ない!
きっと 貴方は私の王子様
ちょっと擦れたお姫様気取りダメ?

rojiura Dancing room
dare mo shiranai no watashi no namae o hitsuyou nai!
kitto anata wa watashi no oujisama
chotto sureta ohimesama kidori dame?

The dancing hall in the back alley
Nobody knows my name – It’s not necessary!
I’m certain you’re my prince
Is it wrong to pretend to be a slightly scuffed princess?

今日もそろそろ朝がやって来るのね
この道はまた眠り出す
明日は何時からなんだろう
そんな物思いに耽る私がいるダメ?

kyou mo sorosoro asa ga yatte kuru no ne
kono michi wa mata nemuri dasu
asu wa doko kara nan darou
sonna monoomoi ni fukeru watashi ga iru dame?

Looks like the morning is about to come upon us again today
This street starts to fall sleep again
What time and place could it start tomorrow?
Here I am engrossed in such thoughts – is that wrong?

魔笛の慟哭 | The Magic Flute’s Weeping

Commissioned translation. Unable to stand the silver sky above, giving up everything to pursue someone else’s blue sky. Can you ever reach it, or is it just a delusion caused by their magic flute?

☆ Title: 魔笛の慟哭
★ Album: 汝を照らす朧のアリア
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: 黒瀬圭亮 (Kurose Keisuke)

この身体を寄せて 感じたものは何?
前をゆく背中に 白い翼を見つけた

kono karada o yosete kanjita mono wa nani?
mae o yuku senaka ni shiroi tsubasa o mitsuketa

What did I feel, when I brought my body closer?
You moved forward, and on your back I found white wings

不可思議に歪んだ景色はきっと
メビウスの輪 出遭いの交差
それ以上踏み込めば戻らぬ掟でも
今向かうよ

fukashigi ni yuganda keshiki wa kitto
mebiusu no wa deai no kousa
sore ijou fumi komeba modoranu okite demo
ima mukau yo

The strangely twisting scenery is surely
a Möbius loop – an crossing of encounters
Even if the rule is that you can’t go back if you step beyond,
I’m on my way now

Aria 仰ぐ空は青く
君の手をぎゅっと握った

Aria aogu sora wa aoku
kimi no te o gyutto nigitta

Aria – The sky above you is blue
I held your hand tightly

銀色の空 誰かの為に
生きるなら強くもなれるかな
覆い隠した何かを放つ
慟哭の境界線 踏み越えたリミットのその先に

giniro no sora dare ka no tame ni
ikiru nara tsuyoku mo nareru kana
ooi kakushita nanika o hanatsu
doukoku no kyoukaisen fumi koeta rimitto no sono saki ni

Under a silver sky, I wonder if it’s even possible
to become strong living for someone else
What I’ve been concealing, I let out
The borderline of weeping – Beyond the limit I crossed over

不思議だね二人の世界 fiction?
メビウスの輪 重なりあった
これ以上深い場所は危険と知ってるよ
そして僕はーーー

fushigi da ne futari no sekai fiction?
mebiusu no wa kasanari atta
kore ijou fukai basho wa kiken to shitteru yo
soshite boku wa —

Isn’t it strange? Are our two worlds fiction?
Möbius loops, overlapped upon each other
I’m fully aware that anywhere deeper than this is dangerous
And so, I —

魔笛の奏 誰かの為に
生きていくのも間違いじゃない
その世界を信じるのなら
慟哭の境界上 その先にあるのは誰の楽園?

mateki no kanade dare ka no tame ni
ikite yuku no mo machigai janai
sono sekai o shinjiru no nara
doukoku no kyoukaisen sono saki ni aru no wa dare no rakuen?

Under the magic flute’s music, it’s not a mistake
to live on for someone elses sake
as long as you believe in their world
On the border of weeping – whose paradise lies beyond?

銀色の空 誰かのために
生きるなら強くもなれるはず
覆い隠すものは何も無い
慟哭の境界線 踏み越えたリミットのその先に

giniro no sora dare ka no tame ni
ikiru nara tsuyoku mo nareru hazu
ooi kakusu mono wa nani mo nai
doukoku no kyoukaisen fumi koeta rimitto no sono saki ni

Under a silver sky, it should be possible
to become strong if you live for someone else
I have nothing to conceal
The borderline of lament – Beyond the limit I crossed over

Secret Promise

Commissioned translation. This may be my favourite Asriel album.

☆ Title: Secret Promise
★ Album: 汝を照らす朧のアリア
☆ Album Artist: Asriel
★ Vocals and lyrics: KOKOMI
☆ Arrangement and composition: 黒瀬圭亮 (Kurose Keisuke)

その仕草を その涙を
分かって 君に捧ぐ PromiseRing
この愛がまだ続くように 無邪気に笑う

sono shigusa o sono namida o
wakatte kimi ni sasagu PromiseRing
kono ai ga mada tsudzuku you ni mujaki ni warau

Understanding your behavior and your tears
I offer you a promise ring
Praying that this love keeps going on, I smile innocently

作り込むほどに 見えなくなった
君の有りの侭は何処?
誰のコピーが欲しいの?

tsukuri komu hodo ni mienaku natta
kimi no ari no mama wa doko?
dare no kopii ga hoshii no?

The more you acted perfect, the less I could see you
Where is your true self?
Who do you want to copy?

変わらずにそのまま 変わらずに一緒に
懐かしい場所がある

kawarazu ni sono mama kawarazu ni issho ni
natsukashii basho ga aru

The same as always, together as always
There’s a place nostalgic to us

その仕草を その涙を
分かって 君に捧ぐ PromiseRing
この愛がまだ続くように 無邪気なままで

sono shigusa o sono namida o
wakatte kimi ni sasagu PromiseRing
kono ai ga mada tsudzuku you ni mujaki na mama de

Understanding your behavior and your tears
I offer you a promise ring
Praying that this love keeps going on, remaining innocent

伝えたいフレーズより
溢れる想いが先走る
その声が そのリアルが ズルく笑いかける
伝えたいこの想いに 相応しい言葉はなく
手を取って捧ぐ誓い 形の無い Ring に

tsutaetai fureezu yori
afureru omoi ga sakibashiru
sono koe ga sono riaru ga zuruku warai kakeru
tsutaetai kono omoi ni fusawashii kotoba wa naku
te o totte sasagu chikai katachi no nai Ring ni

Overflowing emotions jump out
before the phrase I want to tell you
Your voice, your reality, laughs at me slyly
There are no fitting words for these feelings I want to convey
Taking your hand I offer a vow, in a ring without form

ありったけ並べ 選んでみても
君が本当に欲しいモノは
僕は分からない

arittake narabe erande mitemo
kimi ga hontou ni hoshii mono wa
boku wa wakaranai

Even if I lay everything out and try to decide
I don’t understand what it is
that you truly want

変わらないはずでも 人は何故その侭いられない
僕も同じ?

kawaranai hazu demo hito wa naze sono mama irarenai
boku mo onaji?

Why can’t people stay the same even though they shouldn’t change?
Am I the same?

その想いも その姿も
消え去る日がくるの PromiseRing
その前触れをかき消すよう 強くなりたい

sono omoi mo sono sugata mo
kie saru hi ga kuru no PromiseRing
sono maebure o kaki kesu you tsuyoku naritai

A promise ring for the day
when your feelings and your figure vanishes
I want to become strong so I can stamp out any indication

それぞれの道の先が
真逆に進んでいてもいい
その先で その未来で また出会えるのなら
この瞬間のこの気持ちを ずっと持ち続けていたい
手を取って捧ぐ誓い 形の無い Ring に

sorezore no michi no saki ga
magyaku ni susundeitemo ii
sono saki de sono mirai de mata de aeru nara
kono toki no kono kimochi o zutto mochi tsudzuketeitai
te o totte sasagu chikai katachi no nai Ring ni

It doesn’t matter
if our paths go in opposite directions
as long as we can meet again at the end, in the future
I want to keep holding on to the feelings I have in this moment forever
Taking your hand I offer a vow, in a ring without form

光にかざす手に 刻み付けた印

hikari ni kazasu te ni kizami tsuketa shirushi

A pledge engraved in your hand, held up to the light

その仕草を その涙を
分かって 君に捧ぐ PromiseRing
この愛がまだ続くように 無邪気なままで

sono shigusa o sono namida o
wakatte kimi ni sasagu PromiseRing
kono ai ga mada tsudzuku you ni mujaki na mama de

Understanding your behavior and your tears
I offer you a promise ring
Praying that this love keeps going on, remaining innocent

伝えたいフレーズより
溢れる想いが先走る
その声が そのリアルが ズルく笑いかける
伝えたいこの想いに 相応しい言葉はなく
手を取って捧ぐ誓い 形の無い Ring に

tsutaetai fureezu yori
afureru omoi ga sakibashiru
sono koe ga sono riaru ga zuruku warai kakeru
tsutaetai kono omoi ni fusawashii kotoba wa naku
te o totte sasagu chikai katachi no nai Ring ni

Overflowing emotions jump out
before the phrase I want to tell you
Your voice, your reality, laughs at me slyly
There are no fitting words for these feelings I want to convey
Taking your hand I offer a vow, in a ring without form

見つけに行こう 照らす道の先に
再び僕らは出会うだろう
何故だかそう 僕はただ 信じているんだ
君を 僕のエゴだとしても
光をそこに感じた

mitsuke ni yukou terasu michi no saki ni
futatabi bokura wa de au darou
naze da ka sou boku wa tada shinjiteiru n da
kimi o boku no ego da to shitemo
hikari o soko ni kanjita

Let’s go in search to the ends of this illuminated road
Chances are we’ll meet once again
How do I know? I simply believe so
Even if it’s just my ego,
I felt you, I felt the light there